Word: sec
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Racing wheel to wheel in Darlington, S.C., Darrell Waltrip, 32, nosed out King Petty, 41, by 1.2 sec., in what is turning into the most exciting and richest season on the top circuit of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. For his four hours, twelve minutes and six seconds of work, Waltrip won $23,400. In 1968 the crowd at Darlington numbered some 22,000; this year nearly 68,000 (up 33% from 1978) paid between $10 and $30 a ticket to watch the jousting. Although the sport was born in the South and is still centered there...
...other heavyweight action on the Charles, the undefeated freshmen and junior varsity boats both triumphed. Ted Washburn's frosh, led by stroke Paul Jeffrey, breezed to a 7.6-sec. win over Princeton and MIT; and the J.V. nipped the Tigers by a second-and-a-half...
Settling to a modest cadence of 34 and working long, smooth strokes, the varsity lights steamed to a 10.5-sec. victory. As Cominsky put it, "Navy just forgot to weigh anchor, I guess...
...city where the late rightfielder Roberto Clemente became a mythic figure, that is quite a tribute. But Parker seems more than equal to the memories of Clemente. Despite his bulk (6 ft. 5 in., 230 Ibs.), his speed (100 yds. in 9.6 sec.) ranks him among the fastest in the major leagues, and he can throw screamers to the plate from the fence...
...longtime chairman, J. Thomas Kenneally, 52, was ousted two weeks ago, and the few employees remaining in ISC's lavish skyscraper headquarters have been busy tagging the antique furniture for auction. Now company managers are bracing for another shock. They expect that later this month the SEC will bring charges against ISC for extensive bribery of foreign government officials, as well as for concocting misleading financial statements and for excessive use of corporate funds for executive perquisites...